Inkanyezi isethulo sika-Apple izolo, vele, bekuyi- iPhone 5, kodwa kwakunezindaba ezengeziwe. Phakathi kwazo, futhi njengoba bekulindelekile, kwethulwa inguqulo yakamuva ye uhlelo lokusebenza kumadivayisi eselula e-Apple, i-iPad ifakiwe. iOS 6 Izotholakala kusukela ngomhlaka-19 kule nyanga.
Isimemezelo samagajethi amasha we-Apple, izolo i iPhone 5 futhi okusha iPod Touch y Ipod nano, futhi ngo-October entsha I-iPad Mini, ihambisane nokwethulwa kwesitolimende sakamuva sohlelo lwe-iOS futhi, ngempela, kube njalo. Ukuhambisana ne-iPhone entsha kuza inguqulo yesithupha neyakamuva ye-iOS, ezotholakala futhi uma kumenyezelwa Ithebhulethi entsha ye-Apple futhi, kunjalo, kuwo wonke amamodeli wangaphambilini wamanye amadivaysi.
Besivele sazi kahle ezinye zezici ze-iOS 6 sibonga i i-beta ekhishwe kuleli hlobo konjiniyela futhi kusukela lapho sesikutshelile vele izinto ezintsha zayo eziyinhloko, phakathi kwazo okungabandakanywanga kahle YouTube njengohlelo lokusebenza lwendabuko, futhi lokho empeleni i-Google isivele yethuliwe ku-App Store ukuze kungabikho muntu onesikhathi sokuphuthelwa idivayisi yakho ye-Apple. Uphinde wagqamisa ngesikhathi inketho I-Wi-Fi Plus Cellular, okuvumela ukuhlanganisa ngokuzenzakalela zombili izinhlobo zokuxhumana: WiFi kanye 3G.
Naphezu kwalo lonke ulwazi esasinalo mayelana ne-iOS 6, namanje bamangale kusuka ku-Apple echaza izici ezimbalwa ezintsha. Phakathi kwamanoveli agqama kakhulu ukuthuthukiswa kwemephu kanye nokuzulazula kuzo, ngokwesibonelo, manje kuzofaka izincomo (ngokusekelwe kunethiwekhi yokuxhumana nabantu Yelp). Siri Iphinde yandisa amandla ayo futhi phakathi kwezinye izinto, usungakwazi ukuyisebenzisa ukuze ubuyekeze isimo sakho ku-Facebook ngezwi. Kukhona futhi ukuthuthukiswa kwesevisi yemeyili, nge izinketho ezintsha izintandokazi, kanye nasesikhungweni sezaziso, njengokukwazi ukubhalela ku-Facebook noma ku-Twitter ngokuqondile ukusuka lapho.
Lezi zindaba azifinyeleli kuzo zonke izingxenye zomhlaba ngokuphelele, futhi i-Apple ifake uhlu kuwebhusayithi yayo olukuvumela ukuthi uhlole ukuthi yiziphi ezitholakala ezweni lakini. Ngenhlanhla, eSpain singafinyelela cishe zonke, ngaphandle kokubhukha indawo yokudlela nokubuyekezwa kwemuvi.